The renowned young dance company Ballet Central will return to Bridport Arts Centre on June 11, part of a four-month, 11 venue tour across England performing in venues including Cambridge, Newbury, Guildford and concluding in London.

The company presents a new cast of exceptional dancers performing a mixture of original pieces from distinguished choreographers and a restaging of an existing contemporary work.

Tickets are £15 (£13 concessions) and can be purchased from bridport-arts.com or box office 01308 427183.

Under the artistic direction of artist-in-residence Mikaela Polley and artistic director Kate Coyne, Ballet Central will present three new pieces this year created on central's dancers. Mikaela Polley's new piece Unbound involves the entire company, created as a celebration of the dynamism of the ensemble bringing classical ballet and contemporary dance together.

New choreography from the dance industry influencer Ashley Page, Twice Removed, is to music by the composer John Adams. Ballet Black's Mthuthuzeli November, also a former dancer on the Ballet Central tour, has created a new piece, Sunset in Cape Town, inspired by the friendships and fun he experienced on the beaches in South Africa, perfectly demonstrating his distinctive choreographic voice. Cathy Marston's piece Moving, Still is being restaged especially for this year's Ballet Central tour.

Mikaela Polley, artist-in-residence said: "The experience of working with renowned choreographers in the creative process is invaluable for student dancers. They learn to absorb, understand, and interpret the story of each piece and the choreographers' different ways of working. This accelerates their growth as future professionals and helps to prepare for the transition into company life when they graduate in July."

Kate Coyne, central's artistic director said: "Joining Ballet Central and the experience of performing on tour distinguishes our dancers and supports their future employability in the dance industry. Performing is the ultimate goal for professional dance students so the chance to bring all their training to a peak in front of a live audience fulfils ambitions and stimulates new learning. Audiences benefit from seeing new talent and vibrant choreography in theatres across England."

The annual Ballet Central tour offers audiences across the country the chance to see the company's young and dynamic dancers showcase choreography from current industry professionals alongside newly commissioned work and refreshed classics from the world's top choreographers.

Performing a range of repertoire on tour over several months to ticket-buying audiences is an enriching experience for the students, enhancing their skills and development, making them particularly employable.

Ballet Central is the touring company of Central School of Ballet in London, the world-leading centre for professional dance training and education. Students in the final year of their three-year BA (Hons) degree course in Professional Dance and Performance join Ballet Central to gain invaluable touring experience before graduation. Ballet Central's dancers not only perform but also help with some of the technical aspects of touring including lighting, sound, staging and wardrobe. Central's graduates go on to join the world's premier dance companies. Recent central students are currently employed with Scottish Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet, Rambert, Ballet Black, Phantom of the Opera (West End & Worldwide), Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Milwaukee Ballet - USA, Singapore Dance Theatre, Sarasota Ballet - USA, K-Ballet - Japan, New English Ballet Theatre.